Turn Around from Reparations by Naakz

Turn around,
See who’s come b4 u,
Take notes
I’m paying homage to my inspirations
I’m talking bout the goats
Turn on the tv, melt ur brain, lick the remote
Tryna spread my seed, develop and sow my oats
Got no time to wait,
do it right here right now
I remember the days when we could relax,
how’d we get here
How?!

When and where did things go wrong,
homogenising music,
no distinct songs
Mayb we spent time worrying bout people ripping bongs

The real vulture of our society,
the higher-ups who give no fucks
Culture being boiled down to who’s ever land was discovered
but We were here first,
that doesn’t matter
Raping all the land just to serve up a white platter,
make u fatter

I needa cop me a check
Tossin and turnin in bed
Watching my shoulder I’m twistin my neck
Hurting my ears I bury my head

An influx of information makes ur brain rot,
Time stops
This modern age we live in,
got me livid
Government makes decisions,
LANDLOCKED

THERE'S NO WAY OUT

IT'S TIME TO TURN AROUND

THERE'S NO WAY OUT

IT'S TIME TO TURN AROUND

(turn around)

Obsessed with my own image
When I should be washing dishes
I'm a lover,
not a fighter
I would never call women
(b*****s reversed)

Told my family they against me
Told my friends that they ain't with me
Expressing all my pain
Making music
Start a business
Profit going up
But so does poverty
This the system that we live in
Life ain't fun
It's a job to me

(chorus + whispered panning chorus)

• Hip-Hop/Rap
• Indigenous Peoples
• abstract hip-hop
• conscious hip-hop
• experimental hip-hop
• maori
• Wellington